Video: Robert W. Coleman Elementary students start their day with positive energy

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Updated: 6:12 PM EST Nov 6, 2017

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WEBVTT >> INHALE, PULL, EXHALE ANDPUSH.JASON AS WITH ANY ENDEAVOUR: A GOOD START CAN SET THE TONE,'TIL THE JOB IS DONE.PULLING POSITIVE ENERGY IN ANDPUSHING THE NEGATIVE OUT.EVERY STUDENT AT ROBERT W.COLEMAN ELEMENTARY STARTS THEIRDAY THIS WAY.MINDFULNESS MEDITATION.REGROUPING FROM WHATEVERHAPPENED IN THEIR LIVES OVER THELAST 24 HOURS A CLEAN SLATE FORSUCCESS.AND FIRST YEAR TEACHER ALEXISLOGANISN'T MISSING THE OPPORTUNITYAND FOR GOOD REASON.>> TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN, LOOKAT MS. LOGAN.LET IT OUT.JASON ADMITTEDLY THIS WAS A: TRYING DAY.THERE WERE SOME TEARS.>> ARE YOU OK?JASON: SOME STRAIGHTENING OUT OFROUTINES.>> WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?JASON: BUT NO SENSE OF DEFEAT.>> I KNOW THEY'VE HAD BETTERDAYS.THEY HAVE HAD PLENTY OF BETTERDAYS.IT'S LIKE ALL TODAY I FEEL OFF,AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE IT MUST HAVEBEEN A FULL MOONMAYBE 75% OF MY CLASS HAS NOTBEEN TO PRE-K, HAVE NO SCHOOLEXPERIENCE.IT'S TRYING TO GET THEM TOUNDERSTAND AND GET INTO SCHOOLROUTINES.JASON THE MODERN TEACHER IS AN: EDUCATOR, A COUNSELOR, ATRAFFIC COP KEEPING THINGSMOVING MINDFUL OF HAZARDS.>> I TRY TO KEEP THEM GOING SOTHEY DO NOT GET DISTRACTED.I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I DONOT HAVE TO YELL ALL THE TIME TOGET YOUR ATTENTION AND THAT ICARE SO LISTEN AND WE WILL BEFINE.JASON AND ONCE IN THE GROVE IT: REALLY STARTS TO SHOW.FROM PARTICIPATION TO PRACTICE.>> GOOD JOB, CAMERON.ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.IT'S GREAT THAT THEY'RE LEARNINGTHE LETTERS, BUT I NEED THEM TOMOVE ON TO WORDS.THAT IS MY BIG THING.THEY WILL REACH THAT BY THE ENDOF THE YEAR, THEY WILL, GET THEONES WHO ARE ON LEVEL WILL BEABLE TO MOVE UP BECAUSE I MEANYOU CAN'T SIT HERE ALL YEARAND THINK MS. LOGAN TALKS ALLDAY, I AM NOT GOING TO GETANYTHING.THEY ARE GOING TO GET SOMETHING.JASON: SHE ADMITS FEELING THEPRESSURE.IMPROVING THEIR PERFORMANCEWHICH WILL BE A REFLECTION OFHER OWN AS A TEACHER.BUT YOU ALSO GET THE FEELINGTHAT ASSESSMENT IS SECONDARY TOTHE HEARTS OF HER STUDENTS.>> THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THATI CARE AND THAT'S THE BIGGESTTHING BECAUSE ONCE THEY REALIZYOU CARE IF THEY WILL CARE BACKENOUGH TO LISTEN AND SAY LET MEGO BACK AND LISTEN.JASON: COMING UP NEXT WEEK, HOW

Video: Robert W. Coleman Elementary students start their day with positive energy